Air Filtration Products

Panel Air Filters for Commercial and Industrial HVAC

Pleated panel, washable metal and multi-pocket bag air filters for HVAC systems, air handling units and equipment intake air. Standard and custom sizes, in the MERV ratings and media your system needs.

Commercial & Industrial Grade

Filters built for real plant and building loads.

Wide Range of MERV Ratings

From coarse pre-filters to high efficiency.

Standard & Custom Sizes

Matched to your frame, depth and housing.

Washable Metal Options

Reusable filters for high-moisture air.

Product Range

Panel and Pleated Air Filters We Supply

Three filter styles cover most HVAC, intake air and exhaust applications. Pick the one that fits your system or ask us to recommend a multi-stage setup.

Metal Air Filters

Washable, reusable mesh panels for high-moisture air and pre-filter duty.

Pleated Panel Filters

More filter area and lower pressure drop across a wide range of MERV ratings.

Bag Style Air Filters

Multi-pocket filters with high dust holding capacity for multi-stage systems.

How They Work

How Panel Air Filters Work

A panel air filter sits in a frame inside the air handling unit, ductwork or equipment intake. Air passes through the filter media, which captures dust, pollen, lint and other airborne particles before they coat heating and cooling coils, foul fans or reach the people and processes downstream.

As the media loads with dust, the pressure drop across the filter rises and the system works harder to move the same air. Choosing the right media, MERV rating and depth keeps energy use and operating cost down while protecting your equipment and indoor air quality. See how often to change the air filter in your company space.

Warning Signs

Signs It Is Time to Change Panel Filters

  • Pressure drop across the filter bank keeps rising

  • Lower airflow at supply registers or equipment intakes

  • Visible dust loading on the upstream face of the media

  • Damaged frames, torn media or gaps at the seals

  • Dust building up on coils or downstream surfaces

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Filter Efficiency

Choosing the Right MERV Rating

MERV ratings, defined by ASHRAE Standard 52.2, describe how well a filter captures particles of different sizes. A higher rating captures finer particles but can add pressure drop, so the right choice balances air quality, airflow and energy use for your system.

Tell us what you are protecting and the equipment you run, and we will recommend the rating, media and depth.

MERV Rating Typical Use
MERV 1 to 4 Coarse pre-filters that stop larger particles such as lint and sanding dust
MERV 5 to 8 Most commercial and industrial HVAC systems and air handling units
MERV 9 to 12 Better indoor air quality and finer dust in commercial buildings
MERV 13 to 16 Fine particle capture where air quality is critical
Metal Air Filters

Washable Metal Air Filters

Metal air filters are widely used in industrial and commercial HVAC systems to keep heat transfer coils from becoming coated with dust. They are also a common pre-filter in front of higher-efficiency filters.

Metal filters are ideally suited for high-moisture conditions, and their lightweight construction makes them easy to handle, install and clean.

Washable aluminum mesh metal panel air filters

Washable and reusable

Suited to high-moisture air

Protects heat transfer coils

Works as a pre-filter

Pleated panel air filters with wire support grids in three sizes
Pleated Panel Filters

Pleated Panel Air Filters

Panel and pleated filters outperform ordinary furnace filters with higher efficiency and a lower pressure drop, so air handling systems stay cleaner and run more efficiently.

They are available in a wide range of MERV ratings and efficiencies, from standard to high efficiency, with high dust loading capacity in various sizes and thicknesses.

Pleated panel filters are commonly built with synthetic or fiberglass pleated media in moisture-resistant cardboard or galvanized steel frames. Tell us what your housing and air filtration system need.

Low initial resistance

Lower energy consumption

Low operating cost

Wide range of MERV ratings

Bag Style Air Filters

Multi-Pocket Bag Air Filters

Multi-pocket bag filters are one of the most economical choices for high-efficiency filtration. The pocket design increases filtration area and maximizes dust holding capacity.

They come in a variety of sizes, depths and configurations and are typically used in multi-stage filtration, with a panel or pleated pre-filter in front to extend the service life of the bag filter.

Multi-pocket bag air filter with synthetic media pockets

Large filtration area

High dust holding capacity

Multiple sizes and depths

Pairs with a pleated pre-filter

Industries

Panel Air Filters by Industry

We match panel filter media, MERV rating and frame style to the air your facility moves.

Powder Coating

Metal Working

Pharmaceutical

Food Processing

Woodworking

Manufacturing

Milling

Oil Field

FAQs

Panel Air Filter Questions

Not sure which rating, size or style fits your system? Our team can help you choose.

What is a panel air filter?

A panel air filter is a flat, rectangular filter that sits in a frame inside an HVAC system, air handling unit or equipment intake. Air passes straight through the media, which captures dust, pollen and other airborne particles before they reach coils, fans and the rooms or machines downstream.

A pleated panel filter folds its media into pleats, which packs more filter area into the same frame. More area means higher dust holding capacity, a lower pressure drop and longer service life than a flat panel of the same size. Flat and metal mesh panels are typically used as coarse pre-filters.

It depends on what you are protecting. MERV 1 to 4 panels catch larger particles and work as pre-filters, MERV 5 to 8 suit most commercial and industrial HVAC systems, and MERV 9 and higher capture finer dust where indoor air quality matters more. Tell us your system and application and we will recommend a rating.

Change a disposable panel filter when the pressure drop across it reaches the limit set for your system or when airflow starts to fall. In dusty plants that can be every few weeks; in clean commercial spaces it is often every one to three months. Washable metal filters are cleaned and reused instead.

Yes. Metal mesh panel filters can be washed and put back into service, which makes them a good fit for high-moisture or greasy air and for pre-filter duty in front of higher-efficiency filters.

Yes. We supply panel, pleated and bag-style air filters in standard sizes and can match custom dimensions, depths and frame styles. Send us the size of your current filter or your equipment details for a quote.

A panel or pleated pre-filter captures the larger particles first, so the higher-efficiency bag filter behind it loads more slowly. That multi-stage setup extends the service life of the more expensive bag filter and keeps pressure drop lower across the system.

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Filter Bags

Replacement and custom dust collector filter bags.

Cartridge Filters

OEM replacement dust collector cartridges.

Filter Media

Felt, membrane and specialty filter media.

All Dust Bags

Every filter and collection bag in our store.

Need Panel Filters for Your System?

Send us the size, MERV rating and quantity you use now, or your equipment details. We will match it or recommend a better fit.